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George H. Blessis Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor Award

Group of faculty and staff pose for a group photo in front of a large wall of windows during an awards ceremony.

Apr 30, 2025

COE Honors Faculty and Staff at First Combined Awards Ceremony

For the first time, the College of Engineering combined its Awards for Excellence ceremony with its faculty awards, which were previously given at the annual faculty meeting.

Jan 19, 2024

Faculty highlights

The latest awards and honors earned by faculty of the College.
Ning Lu, wearing a lavender cardigan sweater and red lanyard, stands in front of laboratory equipment.

Dec 14, 2023

Lu named Blessis Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor Award recipient

Ning Lu, Professor in the ECE Department has been announced as the winner of this year’s George H. Blessis Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor Award, given by the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University.
The NC State Belltower at dusk and night.

May 11, 2023

Three receive Blessis Award for work with undergraduate students

The award recognizes the efforts of faculty members who give their time and effort to advising, counseling and mentoring individual students and student groups, while commemorating the memory of George H. Blessis, a faculty member whose interest in undergraduate education and advising serves as an example today.
Aerial view of The Oval and surrounding Engineering buildings and Hunt Library on NC State's Centennial Campus.

Dec 1, 2022

Faculty highlights

The latest awards and honors earned by faculty of the College.

Oct 28, 2021

Faculty highlights

Six receive NSF CAREER Awards Six faculty members from the College and affiliated engineering departments in other colleges at NC State received Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The NSF CAREER Award is one of the most prestigious awards in support of junior faculty members who exemplify the role…
Memorial Belltower

Apr 23, 2021

Augustyn and Garcia Menendez named 2021 recipients of Blessis Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor Award

Veronica Augustyn, assistant professor in MSE, and Fernando Garcia Menendez, assistant professor in CCEE, are being honored for their dedicated commitment to supporting engineering students.

May 20, 2014

Cartee and Townsend receive Blessis Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor Award

Dr. Lianne Cartee and Cecilia Townsend are the winners of this year’s George H. Blessis Outstanding Undergraduate Advisor Award, given by the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University.